"It has a lot to offer, great food, great restaurants entertainment," she said. "It was the right time for us, here we are, and we love it."

Cape Realty agent Frank Ehrbardt says they have seen an increase in February with people wanting to buy homes in the area so much so that they had to increase their staff.

"It seems like buyers are starting to pull the trigger again," he said. "Cape Coral is going to be one of the best real-estate markets over the next couple of years, in terms of value over major metropolitan areas."

According to Forbes, the population grew almost four percent in 2016 and predicted it will expand even more in the coming year.

"What we are seeing as increase in the hospitality industry as well as real-estate industry, we also are one of the best city's for job growth," said city public affairs manager Connie Barron.

Cape Coral is no stranger to the top spot as they held the Forbes number one spot as the fastest growing city for a few years in the mid-2000s, but after the market had crashed, that changed.

"We went from a high to a low, and to see that we are coming back is good news."

Nine out of the 25 cities that were ranked are in Florida. Orlando came in at number 2 while Tampa ranked at 9 and Miami at 12.